Status and management of large carnivores in Slovenia

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Status and management of large carnivores in Slovenia"

Transcription

1 7 th Regional Workshop of the EU Platform on Large Carnivores Living Together: coexistence between people and large carnivores 6 th November 2018 Budva, Crna Gora Status and management of large carnivores in Slovenia dr. Peter Skoberne Ministrstvo za okolje in prostor (Ministry for the Environment and Spatial Planning, Slovenia) peter. skoberne@gov.si REPUBLIKA SLOVENIJA MINISTRSTVO ZA OKOLJE IN PROSTOR

2 Large carnivores in Slovenia Population est. (2015): Cons. status (2013): Population est. (2016): 52 Cons. status (2013): FV U1= U2- Population est. (2016): cca. 15 Stanje ohranjenosti (2013):

3 National and international legal framework International legal framework: Bern Convention Habitat Directive CITES Brown bear reservation Annex II, IV Annex II Wolf reservation Annex II, IV Annex II Lynx Appendix II Annex II, IV Annex II National legal framework: Strictly protected species under Nature Conservation Law: Brown bear Wolf Lynx

4 Management competences Policy Legislation Implementation Monitoring International cooperation Game species, hunting Monitoring, planning, technical co-ordination Technical advice, reporting (Art. 17 of the HD) Permitting Damage compensation Reporting (Art. 16 of the HD) Scientific support, genetics, modelling

5 Strategic documents (general) MAINTAINING FAVOURABLE CONSERVATION STATUS Two ultimate goals: - + COEXISTENCE KNOWLEDGE DAMAGES FEAR PREVENTION MEASURES KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER PROFESSIONAL CAPACITIES POACHING POPULATION CONTROL BUILDING TRUST EFFICIENT ORGANISATION EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION

6 Strategic documents Brown bear (2002, 2018?) s/podrocja/velike_zveri/strategija_rjavi_medved_2002.pdf Wolf (2009) /podrocja/velike_zveri/strategija_ohranjanja_volka.pdf Lynx (2016) /podrocja/velike_zveri/strategija_ris_2016_2026.pdf STRATEGIES Brown bear ( ) odrocja/velike_zveri/akcijski_nacr_medved_2003.pdf Wolf (2015) odrocja/velike_zveri/akcijski_nacrt_upravljanja_volk_2013_2 017_revidirano.pdf Lynx (2023) ACTION PLANS

7 Management measures clusters COMPENSATION SYSTEM PREVENTION MEASURES DIRECT COMPENSATION OF DAMAGES SUPPORT FOR ADDITIONAL PREVENTION MEASURES EDUCATION, AWARENESS AND ADVICE SERVICE PAYMENT OF ADITIONAL WORK (Agri-Env. measures) 112 INTERVENTION GROUP MONITORING OTHER MEASURES (e. g. organic waste management, reducing mortality on infrastructures, supplementary feeding, ecotourism ) POPULATION MANAGEMENT (incl. lethal control)

8 Population management lethal control PROTECTED SPECIES CONDITIONS FOR EXCEPTIONAL REMOVAL (e. g. problematic bear) SELECTIVE AND CONTROLLED REMOVAL (Favourable cons. status + 3 Habitats Directive Tests) TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

9 Population management lethal control (implentation) PROTECTED SPECIES Intervention group, managers of the hunting grounds (Hunting families, State hunting reserves) Co-ordination of implementation Monitoring SUPERVISION Hunting inspection Environmental inspection Managers of the hunting grounds (Hunting families, State hunting reserves)

10 Monitoring - Monitoring protocols for all three species (in line with strategic documents) - Regular monitoring, using all available data (centralised data base at ZGS): - mortality data; - contact events (112); - damage events; - damage compensation data (MOP/ARSO); - occasional observations; - special methods (e. g. howling ); - telemetry; - organised counting on counting places; - genetic counting (every 5 10 years); - Modelling of population, genetic methods (Biotechnical Faculty);

11 More information REPUBLIKA SLOVENIJA MINISTRSTVO ZA OKOLJE IN PROSTOR

Keywords: 7SI/Brown bear/harvest/harvest quota/hunting/malme/management/ mortality/population size/trend/ursus arctos

Keywords: 7SI/Brown bear/harvest/harvest quota/hunting/malme/management/ mortality/population size/trend/ursus arctos Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning. Management with the brown bear population in Slovenia. Report: 1-6. 2006. Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning. Keywords:

More information

The brown bear conservation and management in Slovenia (Long version)

The brown bear conservation and management in Slovenia (Long version) Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning. 2007.The brown bear conservation and management in Slovenia. Report: 1-15. Ljubljana, Slovenia, Ministry of the Envrionment and Spatial Planning, Republic

More information

National report: Italy

National report: Italy National report: Italy Piero Genovesi Alpine Convention Platform: Vaduz (Liechtenstein), 21 23 October 2009 General situation 1: Minister of Environment responsible for the protection of species of community

More information

Emergency response team Bulgaria dealing with bears and wolves. Aleksandar Dutsov BALKANI Wildlife Society

Emergency response team Bulgaria dealing with bears and wolves. Aleksandar Dutsov BALKANI Wildlife Society Emergency response team Bulgaria dealing with bears and wolves Aleksandar Dutsov BALKANI Wildlife Society LARGE CARNIVORES in BULGARIA Aleksandar Dutsov BALKANI Wildlife Society Bears in Bulgaria They

More information

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TRAINING COURSE ON THE SURVEILLANCE OF WILDLIFE DISEASES AND THE ROLE OF HUNTERS

REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TRAINING COURSE ON THE SURVEILLANCE OF WILDLIFE DISEASES AND THE ROLE OF HUNTERS REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE TRAINING COURSE ON THE SURVEILLANCE OF WILDLIFE DISEASES AND THE ROLE OF HUNTERS Pravets, Bulgaria, 18 19 December 2017 1 Introduction to the report The World Organisation

More information

Presentation of the Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe (LCIE)

Presentation of the Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe (LCIE) Strasbourg, 16 October 2001 T-PVS (2001) 80 [Bern\T-PVS 2001\tpvs80e_2001] CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF EUROPEAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITATS Contribution to the 7 th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body

More information

Memorandum of Understanding concerning. Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica tatarica)

Memorandum of Understanding concerning. Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica tatarica) Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use of the Saiga Antelope (Saiga tatarica tatarica) Memorandum of Understanding concerning Conservation, Restoration and

More information

Wildlife and Commercially-Bred Formerly Wild Animals

Wildlife and Commercially-Bred Formerly Wild Animals Wildlife and Commercially-Bred Formerly Wild Animals RECOMMENDATION CIC_COUNCIL_2_2011.REC01 RECALLING the Limassol Declaration of the 53 rd CIC General Assembly (Limassol, 2006), Resolution CGR4.MOT032

More information

Other Relevant International Standards OIE Global Conference on Rabies Control 7-9 September 2011, Incheon, Korea

Other Relevant International Standards OIE Global Conference on Rabies Control 7-9 September 2011, Incheon, Korea Other Relevant International Standards OIE Global Conference on Rabies Control 7-9 September 2011, Incheon, Korea Willam B. Karesh, DVM President, OIE Working Group on Wildife Diseaeses Executive Vice

More information

Status and management of wolf in Estonia

Status and management of wolf in Estonia Status and management of wolf in Estonia Peep Männil Estonian Environment Information Centre www.keskkonnainfo.ee Toomas Tuul Legal Status Habitats directive Annex V: national exeption from Annex II and

More information

Conservation status of large carnivores in Hungary

Conservation status of large carnivores in Hungary Conservation status of large carnivores in Hungary Botond Bakó Ministry of Rural Development Department of Nature Conservation VISEGRAD GROUP Nature conservation workshop Budapest, 27 May 2014 Current

More information

Original language: English CoP17 Doc CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA

Original language: English CoP17 Doc CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Original language: English CoP17 Doc. 39.2 CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Johannesburg (South Africa),

More information

BROWN BEAR MANAGEMENT IN SLOVENIA. Marko JONOZOVIČ, B.Sc. Slovenia Forest Service Head of Wildlife & Hunting Department

BROWN BEAR MANAGEMENT IN SLOVENIA. Marko JONOZOVIČ, B.Sc. Slovenia Forest Service Head of Wildlife & Hunting Department BROWN BEAR MANAGEMENT IN SLOVENIA Marko JONOZOVIČ, B.Sc. Slovenia Forest Service Head of Wildlife & Hunting Department BROWN BEAR IN SLOVENIA - HISTORY - Population of Brown bear has never been extinct

More information

Salmon Five Point Approach restoring salmon in England

Salmon Five Point Approach restoring salmon in England Salmon Five Point Approach restoring salmon in England Our Mission To restore the abundance, diversity and resilience of salmon stocks throughout England We will do this by:- a) Maximising the production

More information

Sustainable use of wildlife in the context of the GIZ Regional Programme in Central Asia

Sustainable use of wildlife in the context of the GIZ Regional Programme in Central Asia Sustainable use of wildlife in the context of the GIZ Regional Programme in Central Asia Stakeholder Meeting on the Conservation of Large Mammals in Central Asia 23-25 September 2014, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

More information

April Nisga a Fisheries & Wildlife Department

April Nisga a Fisheries & Wildlife Department April 2013 Nisga a Fisheries & Wildlife Department Nass Wildlife Committee created by the Nisga a Final Agreement Only wildlife co-management body in B.C. First Nass Wildlife Management Plan 2001 Annual

More information

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS OF PREY IN AFRICA AND EURASIA

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS OF PREY IN AFRICA AND EURASIA MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY BIRDS OF PREY IN AFRICA AND EURASIA The Signatories Recalling that the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals,

More information

Status and management of large carnivores in. Estonia. Peep Männil Nature Department Estonian Environment Agency. Photo: Toomas Tuul

Status and management of large carnivores in. Estonia. Peep Männil Nature Department Estonian Environment Agency. Photo: Toomas Tuul Status and management of large carnivores in Peep Männil Nature Department Estonian Environment Agency Estonia Photo: Toomas Tuul 1. Monitoring Recording of sight and track observations* Data from hunted

More information

Date: 21 March General observations:

Date: 21 March General observations: Proposal for a LDAC submission to the Commission on the minimum terms and condition for fisheries access within South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission (SWIOFC) member states jurisdiction. Date: 21

More information

Natura 2000 and fisheries: a question of competence or willingness?

Natura 2000 and fisheries: a question of competence or willingness? Natura 2000 and fisheries: a question of competence or willingness? Conference 20 years of Habitats Directive: European Wildlife s Best Hope? Antwerp, 12-13 December 201 Harm M. Dotinga Current situation

More information

Bern Convention activities in the field of large carnivore conservation ( )

Bern Convention activities in the field of large carnivore conservation ( ) Strasbourg, 21 st November 2002 T-PVS/Inf (2003) 1 [inf01a_2003.doc] CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF EUROPEAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITATS Bern Convention activities in the field of large carnivore

More information

Screening report Serbia

Screening report Serbia ORIGIN: COMMISSION WP ENLARGEMENT + COUNTRIES NEGOTIATING ACCESSION TO EU MD 103/15 20.05.15 Screening report Serbia Chapter 13 Fisheries Date of screening meetings: Explanatory meeting: 30 September 2014

More information

Endangered Wildlife Trust Position Statement on Legalising the International Trade In Rhino Horn

Endangered Wildlife Trust Position Statement on Legalising the International Trade In Rhino Horn Endangered Wildlife Trust Position Statement on Legalising the International Trade In Rhino Horn The Endangered Wildlife Trust s (EWT) mission is to conserve threatened species and ecosystems in southern

More information

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals

Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals MEETING TO CONCLUDE THE AGREEMENT ON THE CONSERVATION OF THE ASIAN HOUBARA BUSTARD (Chlamydotis undulata macqueenii) Nairobi, Kenya,

More information

3rd Meeting of the Special Focal Points for Illegal Killing of Birds

3rd Meeting of the Special Focal Points for Illegal Killing of Birds 3rd Meeting of the Special Focal Points for Illegal Killing of Birds Updates on FACE activities Dr. David Scallan Director of Conservation (acting) 14-15 April 2016 FACE - Federation of Associations for

More information

A Road Safety Strategy for Greece

A Road Safety Strategy for Greece United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Conference on Improving Road Safety in the BSEC Region 18-19 November 2010, Ioannina, Greece A Road Safety Strategy for Greece George Kanellaidis, George Yannis,

More information

THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT. (No. 47 of 2013)

THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT. (No. 47 of 2013) THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT (No. 47 of 2013) IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred by section 109(4) (b) of the Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013, the Cabinet Secretary for

More information

Action Plan for the. in the Mediterranean Sea

Action Plan for the. in the Mediterranean Sea Action Plan for the Conservation of Cetaceans in the Mediterranean Sea 1 Graphic layout and production Final layout and production were prepared by the Specially Protected Areas Regional Activity Centre

More information

CMM Conservation and Management Measure for the Management of New and Exploratory Fisheries in the SPRFMO Convention Area.

CMM Conservation and Management Measure for the Management of New and Exploratory Fisheries in the SPRFMO Convention Area. CMM 13-2016 1 Conservation and Management Measure for the Management of New and Exploratory Fisheries in the SPRFMO Convention Area. The Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation;

More information

Keywords: Alps/conclusions/conference/lynx/Malme/population/SCALP/status/recent/ development/area/future

Keywords: Alps/conclusions/conference/lynx/Malme/population/SCALP/status/recent/ development/area/future Breitenmoser, U. The Situation of the Alpine Lynx Population Conclusions from the 2nd SCALP Conference, Amden 7-9 May 2003. Environmental encounters 58, 83-90. 2003. Council of Europe Publishing. 7-5-2003.

More information

To: Mr Hugo-Maria Schally Head of Unit - Global Sustainability, Trade and Multilateral Agreements DG Environment European Commission

To: Mr Hugo-Maria Schally Head of Unit - Global Sustainability, Trade and Multilateral Agreements DG Environment European Commission 30 August 2013 To: Mr Hugo-Maria Schally Head of Unit - Global Sustainability, Trade and Multilateral Agreements DG Environment European Commission Dear Mr Schally, RE: European Union Consultation on possible

More information

ALPBIONET2030. REPORT Workshop on Transboundary wildlife management. Integrative Alpine wildlife and habitat management for the next generation

ALPBIONET2030. REPORT Workshop on Transboundary wildlife management. Integrative Alpine wildlife and habitat management for the next generation ALPBIONET2030 REPORT Workshop on Transboundary wildlife management 10 October 2017, Trenta, Triglav National Park, Slovenia (Alpbionet2030 Work Package 2) A workshop to discuss tactics and devise actions

More information

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Bangkok (Thailand), 2-14 October 2004 CoP13 Doc. 19.1 Interpretation

More information

Conservation of Polar Bear: Implementation of the Agreement. THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Conservation of Polar Bear: Implementation of the Agreement. THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bear Ilulissat, Greenland, 1 3 September, 2015 Conservation of Polar Bear: Implementation of the Agreement. THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Russian

More information

Original language: English CoP17 Doc. 40 CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA

Original language: English CoP17 Doc. 40 CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Original language: English CoP17 Doc. 40 CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Johannesburg (South Africa),

More information

Controlled Take (Special Status Game Mammal Chapter)

Controlled Take (Special Status Game Mammal Chapter) Controlled Take (Special Status Game Mammal Chapter) Background of issue: The current Plan contains standards including the use of controlled take as a management response tool to assist in some situations

More information

A new vision for the Birds Directive & The Positive Role of Hunting

A new vision for the Birds Directive & The Positive Role of Hunting A new vision for the Birds Directive & The Positive Role of Hunting Cy Griffin Director of Conservation Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU 2015 BASC Wildfowling Conference

More information

LIFE+ COORNATA. "New perspectives in the coordinated management of a protected species: the case study of the Apennine chamois"

LIFE+ COORNATA. New perspectives in the coordinated management of a protected species: the case study of the Apennine chamois LIFE+ COORNATA "New perspectives in the coordinated management of a protected species: the case study of the Apennine chamois" A «special» species The only Italian endemic mammal species to be included

More information

NATIONAL REPORT FORMAT FOR THE SAIGA ANTELOPE MOU AND ACTION PLAN

NATIONAL REPORT FORMAT FOR THE SAIGA ANTELOPE MOU AND ACTION PLAN CMS/SA-1/Report Annex 7 NATIONAL REPORT FORMAT FOR THE SAIGA ANTELOPE MOU AND ACTION PLAN This national reporting format is designed to monitor implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding and Action

More information

REVISION OF THE WPTT PROGRAM OF WORK

REVISION OF THE WPTT PROGRAM OF WORK REVISION OF THE WPTT PROGRAM OF WORK IOTC 2016 WPTT18 08 Rev 1 PREPARED BY: IOTC SECRETARIAT 1, 3 OCTOBER 2016 PURPOSE To ensure that the participants at the 18 th Working Party on Tropical Tunas (WPTT18)

More information

CMM on Management of New and Exploratory Fisheries in the SPRFMO Convention Area

CMM on Management of New and Exploratory Fisheries in the SPRFMO Convention Area 7 th Annual Meeting of the Commission 23-27 January, The Hague, The Netherlands COMM7-Prop11 Amend CMM 13-2016 on Management of New and Exploratory Fisheries in the SPRFMO Convention Area Submitted by:

More information

Bait collection and the law

Bait collection and the law Angling Trust Eastwood House 6 Rainbow Street Leominster Herefordshire HR6 8DQ admin@anglingtrust.net www.anglingtrust.net 0844 7700616 Bait collection and the law Introduction For many sea anglers the

More information

Colorado West Slope Mule Deer Strategy Public Engagement Report

Colorado West Slope Mule Deer Strategy Public Engagement Report Colorado West Slope Mule Deer Strategy Public Engagement Report S U M M A R Y P R E S E N T A T I O N T O C O L O R A D O P A R K S A N D W I L D L I F E C O M M I S S I O N P R E S E N T E D BY T H E

More information

REPORT ON THE LYNX MONITORING TRAINING COURSE

REPORT ON THE LYNX MONITORING TRAINING COURSE REPORT ON THE LYNX MONITORING TRAINING COURSE 31.01.2006 BERN, SWITZERLAND Dime Melovski - Macedonian Ecological Society, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Arhimedova 5, 1000 Skopje, Macedonia;

More information

BYE-LAWS TO ARTICLE 56 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONS AND WORKING GROUPS

BYE-LAWS TO ARTICLE 56 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONS AND WORKING GROUPS Appendix 6 BYE-LAWS TO ARTICLE 56 DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONS AND WORKING GROUPS 1. General Duties of the Commissions Each Commission shall: 1. Meet as required when so requested by their Chairs. In principle,

More information

WHALE SHARK (Rhincodon typus) RECOVERY PLAN

WHALE SHARK (Rhincodon typus) RECOVERY PLAN WHALE SHARK (Rhincodon typus) RECOVERY PLAN 2004-2009 Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority Background The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) is the world s largest fish, and one of only 3 filter-feeding

More information

Proposed fisheries management measures for English offshore MPAs in the Channel, the Southwest Approaches and the Irish Sea

Proposed fisheries management measures for English offshore MPAs in the Channel, the Southwest Approaches and the Irish Sea Proposed fisheries management measures for English offshore MPAs in the Channel, the Southwest Approaches and the Irish Sea Date: 28 February 2017 Paris Designation and Management of Marine Protected Areas

More information

CONTRIBUTION OF GREEK HUNTING ASSOCIATIONS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE WILDLIFE PROTECTION

CONTRIBUTION OF GREEK HUNTING ASSOCIATIONS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE WILDLIFE PROTECTION CONTRIBUTION OF GREEK HUNTING ASSOCIATIONS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THE WILDLIFE PROTECTION Kyriakos Skordas MSc Forester Environmentalist Officer Director Eurosite workshop Sustainable Wildlife Management:

More information

IPM Credentials Why am I here talking about IPM and wildlife control?

IPM Credentials Why am I here talking about IPM and wildlife control? National Wildlife Control Training Program An evolution in wildlife damage management training using IPM methodology Raj Smith IPM Credentials Why am I here talking about IPM and wildlife control? Transformation

More information

Proposal for cooperation between GRASP and the CMS Gorilla Agreement

Proposal for cooperation between GRASP and the CMS Gorilla Agreement Proposal for cooperation between GRASP and the CMS Gorilla Agreement Background Great Apes Survival Partnership The Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) was founded in 2001 at the World Summit on Sustainable

More information

EU roadmap towards eliminating illegal killing, trapping and trade of wildbirds & update on the EU Action Plan on Wildlife trafficking

EU roadmap towards eliminating illegal killing, trapping and trade of wildbirds & update on the EU Action Plan on Wildlife trafficking 1 st meeting of the Intergovernmental Task Force on Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds in the Mediterranean 12-15.7.2016, Cairo, Egypt EU roadmap towards eliminating illegal killing,

More information

Effective community engagement and partnerships - key to combatting illegal killing and wildlife trade in eastern and southern Africa?

Effective community engagement and partnerships - key to combatting illegal killing and wildlife trade in eastern and southern Africa? Effective community engagement and partnerships - key to combatting illegal killing and wildlife trade in eastern and southern Africa? IUCN ESARO Regional Conservation Forum 30 th September 2015 Dr. Dilys

More information

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Doc. 11.15.2 CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties Gigiri (Kenya), 10-20 April 2000 Strategic and administrative

More information

Major threats, status. Major threats, status. Major threats, status. Major threats, status

Major threats, status. Major threats, status. Major threats, status. Major threats, status Conservation and management of large carnivores, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) at Rovaniemi History & recent changes in population sizes and distribution Seppo Ronkainen Once exterminated

More information

[Docket No. FWS R6 ES ; FXES FF09E42000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone

[Docket No. FWS R6 ES ; FXES FF09E42000] Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Removing the Greater Yellowstone This document is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on 09/07/2016 and available online at http://federalregister.gov/a/2016-21368, and on FDsys.gov DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife

More information

Short briefing Abjatta shall Lakes national parks

Short briefing Abjatta shall Lakes national parks Short briefing Abjatta shall Lakes national parks Briefing on Implementation of CMS in Ethiopia & Wild Ass Roadmap By:- Kahsay G/Tensae CONTENT OUTLINE Introduction Ecological/Landscape Diversity and Wildlife

More information

A G R E E M E N T. Between. Fisheries Management Authorities. from Republic of BULGARIA, ROMANIA, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO and UKRAINE

A G R E E M E N T. Between. Fisheries Management Authorities. from Republic of BULGARIA, ROMANIA, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO and UKRAINE A G R E E M E N T Between Fisheries and CITES Management Authorities from Republic of BULGARIA, ROMANIA, SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO and UKRAINE Concerning the Regional Strategy for the Conservation and Sustainable

More information

LANCU46v2 - SQA Unit Code H2PW 04 Control vertebrate pests and predators using traps

LANCU46v2 - SQA Unit Code H2PW 04 Control vertebrate pests and predators using traps Overview This standard is about trapping vertebrate pests and predators. It relates to the work activities that you undertake to control vertebrate pests and predators using traps. It is aimed at those

More information

UK Wildlife Legislation & Collections. Paolo Viscardi

UK Wildlife Legislation & Collections. Paolo Viscardi UK Wildlife Legislation & Collections Paolo Viscardi Guidance THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE! I am not a lawyer and this information is an incomplete interpretation of the legislation. Acknowledgements I would

More information

Caspian Environment Programme Steering Committee meeting Almaty, September

Caspian Environment Programme Steering Committee meeting Almaty, September Caspian Environment Programme Steering Committee meeting Almaty, September 14 2010 The Caspian seal, Phoca caspica, is an iconic, flagship species For the Caspian Sea Total female Pup production The species

More information

IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS OF THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION LAW. Authorized by the Republic of China Wildlife Conservation Law, amended October 29, 1994.

IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS OF THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION LAW. Authorized by the Republic of China Wildlife Conservation Law, amended October 29, 1994. IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS OF THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION LAW Authorized by the Republic of China Wildlife Conservation Law, amended October 29, 1994. CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION Section 1. The following regulations

More information

Federal AIS Regulations in Canada: Finally! Kate Wilson Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist Alberta Environment & Parks PNWER July 13, 2015

Federal AIS Regulations in Canada: Finally! Kate Wilson Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist Alberta Environment & Parks PNWER July 13, 2015 Federal AIS Regulations in Canada: Finally! Kate Wilson Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist Alberta Environment & Parks PNWER July 13, 2015 DFO Risk Assessment Dreissenid mussel risk high Freshwater ecosystems

More information

APPLICATION FOR CITES REGISTRATION OF A CAPTIVE BREEDING OPERATION

APPLICATION FOR CITES REGISTRATION OF A CAPTIVE BREEDING OPERATION APPLICATION FOR CITES REGISTRATION OF A CAPTIVE BREEDING OPERATION CITES Form A1-1 (2014.02.04) CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Registration is for captive

More information

CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT OF LARGE MAMMALS IN THE CENTRAL KARAKORAM NATIONAL PARK. Dr. Anna Bocci & Mr. Zafar Khan

CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT OF LARGE MAMMALS IN THE CENTRAL KARAKORAM NATIONAL PARK. Dr. Anna Bocci & Mr. Zafar Khan CONSERVATION & MANAGEMENT OF LARGE MAMMALS IN THE CENTRAL KARAKORAM NATIONAL PARK Dr. Anna Bocci & Mr. Zafar Khan MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION STANDARD MONITORING LARGE MAMMAL distribution & numbers HABITAT

More information

A Forest Without Elephants: Can We Save One of Earth s Iconic Species?

A Forest Without Elephants: Can We Save One of Earth s Iconic Species? Chapter 11: Preserving Biodiversity A Forest Without Elephants: Can We Save One of Earth s Iconic Species? Guiding Question 1: What are the major causes of species endangerment and extinction today? Start

More information

WORKSHOP REPORT II Second Regional Workshop of the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores

WORKSHOP REPORT II Second Regional Workshop of the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores WORKSHOP REPORT II Second Regional Workshop of the EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores Rovaniemi, 8 October 2015 WORKSHOP REPORT II Second Regional Workshop: EU Platform on Large

More information

Declaration of Panama City

Declaration of Panama City CFMC/OSPESCA/WECAFC/CRFM 1 Working Group on Queen Conch (QCWG) Panama City, Panama, 23 25 October 2012 Declaration of Panama City The Members of the CFMC/OSPESCA/WECAFC/CRFM Working Group on Queen Conch:

More information

ROMANIA REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON CETACEANS OF THE BLAC K AND MEDITERRANEAN SEAS AND CONTIGUOUS ATLANTIC AREA (ACCOBAMS)

ROMANIA REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON CETACEANS OF THE BLAC K AND MEDITERRANEAN SEAS AND CONTIGUOUS ATLANTIC AREA (ACCOBAMS) ROMANIA REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGREEMENT ON CETACEANS OF THE BLAC K AND MEDITERRANEAN SEAS AND CONTIGUOUS ATLANTIC AREA (ACCOBAMS) Designated CMS Authority: Ministry of Environment and Forests

More information

Reducing the amount of poaching in Asia

Reducing the amount of poaching in Asia ENV Reducing the amount of poaching in Asia YIDA WANG Forum: Issue: Student Officer: Position: Environment Commission!"#$%&'()*+"),-.$'*)./)0.,%+&'()&')12&,) Yida Wang Chair of Environment Commission Introduction

More information

Regional workshop on the implementation of the CITES shark and ray listings, Dakar, August 2014 Page 1

Regional workshop on the implementation of the CITES shark and ray listings, Dakar, August 2014 Page 1 WE THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SHARKS AND RAYS RANGE STATES OF BENIN, CABO VERDE, CÔTE D IVOIRE, THE GAMBIA, GHANA, GUINEA, GUINEA BISSAU, LIBERIA, MAURITANIA, NIGERIA, SENEGAL, SIERRA LEONE, TOGO: RECOGNIZING

More information

Position of WWF Mongolia Program Office on current situation of Argali hunting and conservation in Mongolia

Position of WWF Mongolia Program Office on current situation of Argali hunting and conservation in Mongolia Position of WWF Mongolia Program Office on current situation of Argali hunting and conservation in Mongolia Since wildlife is a part of state property in Mongolia, only the relevant authorized governmental

More information

INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION

INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION INTERNATIONAL SKATING UNION Communication No. 2052 ISU Development Program (effective immediately replacing Communication No. 1531) Index 1. Introduction 1 2. Strategic Plan 2 2.1 Mission 2 2.2 Goals of

More information

COMMISSIO STAFF WORKI G PAPER. Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment. Accompanying the document

COMMISSIO STAFF WORKI G PAPER. Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment. Accompanying the document EUROPEAN COMMISSION Brussels, 12.8.2011 SEC(2011) 986 final COMMISSIO STAFF WORKI G PAPER Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment Accompanying the document Proposal for a Regulation of the European

More information

Managing for Diversity

Managing for Diversity Managing for Diversity Pacific Salmon Treaty Workshop: Stanford University, 15 November 2007 John D. Reynolds Tom Buell BC Leadership Chair in Salmon Conservation Department of Biology Simon Fraser University,

More information

African swine fever (ASF)

African swine fever (ASF) African swine fever (ASF) Implementation of the previous SGE ASF recommendation in Poland GENERAL VETERINARY INSPECTORATE Vilnius, 28 November 2016 Actions aiming at ASF eradication in wild boar population

More information

Case Study: Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng Canada. Associated Ginseng Growers of BC

Case Study: Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng Canada. Associated Ginseng Growers of BC Case Study: Panax quinquefolius American Ginseng Canada Associated Ginseng Growers of BC Adrianne Sinclair, CITES Scientific Authority, NDF Workshop, November 18, 2008 Wildlife Management and CITES in

More information

Original language: English AC29 Inf. 5 (English only / únicamente en inglés / seulement en anglais)

Original language: English AC29 Inf. 5 (English only / únicamente en inglés / seulement en anglais) Original language: English AC29 Inf. 5 (English only / únicamente en inglés / seulement en anglais) CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Twenty-ninth meeting

More information

PRESENTATION TO THE BRITISH COLUMBIA LEGISALTIVE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE September 26, 2013

PRESENTATION TO THE BRITISH COLUMBIA LEGISALTIVE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE September 26, 2013 PRESENTATION TO THE BRITISH COLUMBIA LEGISALTIVE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE September 26, 2013 On behalf of its 40,000 plus members, The BC Wildlife Federation welcomes the opportunity to address the

More information

Large Carnivore Management Plans of Protection: Best Practices in EU Member States

Large Carnivore Management Plans of Protection: Best Practices in EU Member States DIRECTORATE GENERAL FOR INTERNAL POLICIES POLICY DEPARTMENT FOR CITIZENS' RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS PETITIONS Large Carnivore Management Plans of Protection: Best Practices in EU Member States

More information

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Santiago (Chile), 3-15 November 2002 CoP12 Doc. 23.1.2 Interpretation and

More information

Draft Revised MODEL FORM FOR BIENNIAL REPORTS

Draft Revised MODEL FORM FOR BIENNIAL REPORTS Strasbourg, 25 October 2010 T-PVS (2010) 21 [tpvs21e_2009.doc] CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF EUROPEAN WILDLIFE AND NATURAL HABITATS Standing Committee 30 th meeting Strasbourg, 6-9 December 2010 Draft

More information

IMPROVING POPULATION MANAGEMENT AND HARVEST QUOTAS OF MOOSE IN RUSSIA

IMPROVING POPULATION MANAGEMENT AND HARVEST QUOTAS OF MOOSE IN RUSSIA IMPROVING POPULATION MANAGEMENT AND HARVEST QUOTAS OF MOOSE IN RUSSIA Vladimir M. Glushkov Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming, Kirov, Russia. ABSTRACT: Annual harvest quotas for moose

More information

REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTION Conf (Rev. CoP 15) CONSERVATION OF AND TRADE IN TIGERS AND OTHER APPENDIX-I ASIAN BIG CAT SPECIES

REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTION Conf (Rev. CoP 15) CONSERVATION OF AND TRADE IN TIGERS AND OTHER APPENDIX-I ASIAN BIG CAT SPECIES SC61 Doc. 41 Annex 6 (English only / únicamente en inglés / seulement en anglais) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RESOLUTION Conf. 12.5 (Rev. CoP 15) CONSERVATION OF AND TRADE IN TIGERS AND OTHER APPENDIX-I

More information

Fishery Report 2017: Dissostichus spp. (Subarea 48.2)

Fishery Report 2017: Dissostichus spp. (Subarea 48.2) Fishery Report 2017: Dissostichus spp. (Subarea 48.2) FISHERY REPORT The map above shows the management areas within the CAMLR Convention Area, the specific region related to this report is shaded. Throughout

More information

Service Business Plan

Service Business Plan Service Business Plan Service Name Transportation Planning Service Type Public Service Owner Name Kaylan Edgcumbe Budget Year 2019 Service Owner Title Service Description Manager of Transportation Planning

More information

Mountain Caribou Recovery Implementation Plan. Predator/Prey Component. Terms of Reference

Mountain Caribou Recovery Implementation Plan. Predator/Prey Component. Terms of Reference Mountain Caribou Recovery Implementation Plan Predator/Prey Component Terms of Reference These Terms of Reference (ToR) support the October 2007 BC Mountain Caribou Recovery Implementation Plan. They are

More information

Council CNL(16)31. Annual Progress Report on Actions Taken Under the Implementation Plan for the Calendar Year EU - Finland

Council CNL(16)31. Annual Progress Report on Actions Taken Under the Implementation Plan for the Calendar Year EU - Finland Agenda item 6.1 For information Council CNL(16)31 Annual Progress Report on Actions Taken Under the Implementation Plan for the Calendar Year 2015 EU - Finland CNL(16)31 Annual Progress Report on Actions

More information

Commitments by Friends of Target 12

Commitments by Friends of Target 12 Commitments by Friends of Target 12 Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE) Bern Convention BirdLife International Chico Mendes Institute for Conservation of Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment of Brazil

More information

REQUEST FOR TENDERS. 1. Background

REQUEST FOR TENDERS. 1. Background REQUEST FOR TENDERS File: AP_2/30/1 Date: 7 December, 2018 To: Interested suppliers From: Stuart Chape Acting Deputy Director General, Stategic Policy & Technical Programmes Subject: Request for tenders:

More information

Nechako White Sturgeon; SARA listing experience for Carrier Sekani First Nations. June 4, 2018 Christina Ciesielski Carrier Sekani Tribal Council

Nechako White Sturgeon; SARA listing experience for Carrier Sekani First Nations. June 4, 2018 Christina Ciesielski Carrier Sekani Tribal Council Nechako White Sturgeon; SARA listing experience for Carrier Sekani First Nations June 4, 2018 Christina Ciesielski Carrier Sekani Tribal Council Overview Overview of Nechako White Sturgeon species Recruitment

More information

Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Conservation WWF-India Initiative. Aishwarya Maheshwari Species Conservation Programme WWF-India

Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Conservation WWF-India Initiative. Aishwarya Maheshwari Species Conservation Programme WWF-India Snow leopard (Panthera uncia) Conservation WWF-India Initiative Aishwarya Maheshwari Species Conservation Programme WWF-India Current Status Population: 400-700 (Not precise) Population trend: Stable

More information

Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. Bradnee Chambers CMS Executive Secretary

Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals. Bradnee Chambers CMS Executive Secretary Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals Bradnee Chambers CMS Executive Secretary CMS and Daughter agreements 7 agreements created from the CMS Others include ASCOBANS, ACOBAMS, AEWA, EUROBATS,

More information

IUCN Guidelines for THOPHY HUNTING to promote conservation. Sandro Lovari

IUCN Guidelines for THOPHY HUNTING to promote conservation. Sandro Lovari IUCN Guidelines for THOPHY HUNTING to promote conservation Sandro Lovari Dushanbe, NOV. 2016 TROPHY HUNTING IS THE HUNTING OF WILD ANIMALS, SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF SYMMETRY AND LARGE SIZE OF HORNS/ANTLERS/TUSKS

More information

LUTREOLA - Recovery of Mustela lutreola in Estonia : captive and island populations LIFE00 NAT/EE/007081

LUTREOLA - Recovery of Mustela lutreola in Estonia : captive and island populations LIFE00 NAT/EE/007081 LUTREOLA - Recovery of Mustela lutreola in Estonia : captive and island populations LIFE00 NAT/EE/007081 Project description Environmental issues Beneficiaries Administrative data Read more Contact details:

More information

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Regarding the Draft Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) Conservation Strategy

Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Regarding the Draft Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) Conservation Strategy Frequently Asked Questions and Answers Regarding the Draft Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) Conservation Chris Servheen, USFWS, chris_servheen@fws.gov 5/1/13 Q1. What is the NCDE Conservation?

More information

Chief Operating Officer Approved by. Responsible Officer. Vice-Chancellor Approved and commenced 25 September, 2017 Review by September, 2020

Chief Operating Officer Approved by. Responsible Officer. Vice-Chancellor Approved and commenced 25 September, 2017 Review by September, 2020 Work Health and Safety Policy Responsible Officer Chief Operating Officer Approved by Vice-Chancellor Approved and commenced 25 September, 2017 Review by September, 2020 Relevant Legislation, University

More information

14 OTTER SPECIES ACTION PLAN

14 OTTER SPECIES ACTION PLAN 14 OTTER SPECIES ACTION PLAN 14.1 INTRODUCTION As a 'top predator' the Otter Lutra lutra is naturally scarce and also highly sensitive to the health of the whole ecosystem that supports it. As such, the

More information

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 79/409/EC. of 2 April on the conservation of the wild birds

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 79/409/EC. of 2 April on the conservation of the wild birds EN COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 79/409/EC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of the wild birds THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and

More information

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA

CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Original language: English CoP17 Doc. XXX CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties Johannesburg (South Africa),

More information

Silencing The Uproar

Silencing The Uproar Silencing The Uproar Fighting for Lions - One Year Later presented by Joe Hosmer, Al Maki, Melissa Simpson, Matt Eckert, Andrew Bird, CC Jaeger As a result, farmers and ranchers would no longer have any

More information